Fit Up by Faith Clifford

Author:Faith Clifford [Faith Clifford]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781849549530
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2015-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

Mark understood the instructions of the order from Master Eyre and we were able to issue our amended Particulars of Claim to Hertfordshire Constabulary within the time scale requested. A schedule of loss was prepared to support our special damages claim and was also attached, which, after our accountant had finished the earnings to Jeremy’s retirement, took our claim to almost £700,000. Well, we reasoned, you had to start high to see where we would level out. However, little did we know that Mark’s job was not as good as we thought it was and this document would come back to haunt us by the end of 2007.

Jeremy took the opportunity to write to Grundy again with another Part 36 offer for £100,000 which she might like to consider against going to court for a possible compensation claim of up to £700,000, but this was rejected more or less immediately. This was followed up by another letter from her which informed us that she intended to write to the court seeking fresh directions for the progress of this case. Not long after that we received her amended defence in answer to our claim.

We were struggling and the legal services of Hertfordshire Constabulary were taking advantage of our inexperience. If we were having difficulties in directing this case to a trial, how was Jeremy going to represent himself, question witnesses on both sides and pull it all together? Although Mark had kept our claim alive, malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office were not his area of expertise and he was limited as to what he could advise without approaching his other colleagues first. We were now in August 2007, Mark was on holiday for two weeks and we appeared to be at a standstill. Jeremy knew of only one person that he could turn to and that was Andre Clovis, who was now working for Tuckers Solicitors in London.

Jeremy had not been in communication with Andre for some time but quickly updated him on what had been happening while acting for himself. It turned out that Andre was now in a position to look at his case again and agreed to a meeting. He also said he would make an appointment with Leslie Thomas, a barrister, whom he often worked with and who specialised in police litigation. He was described as ‘the best there is’.

For me it was some relief that the pressure would be off from the evenings spent preparing for a trial, although we had hoped that there would have been a settlement long before this.

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